Knock sensors are devices used in internal combustion engines to detect engine knock or detonation. The knock sensor detects vibrations and sends a signal to the engine control module (ECM), to ...

Dyno tuning is great. But, a dyno-tuned engine can't always be tuned for the stress it might see on the street, let alone something like the continued abuse of, say, a track day. This is especially ...

The knock sensor on your Toyota VVTi engine is basically a microphone that senses if detonation occurs in one of the cylinders. The detonation happens when the fuel-air mixture ignites before it’s ...

Detonation is probably a hot rodder's worst enemy. It's also been called ping, the death rattle, or just plain spark knock, but by whatever name, detonation is a big killer. When you hear a noise that ...

The engine’s knock sensor (or sensors) detects preignition and detonation, potentially damaging forms of abnormal combustion. Though full-blown knocking and pinging are audible to the human ear, the ...